Dr. John Rusin is one of the fitness and sports performance industry’s leading experts in the pain-free performance training model that blends the world of strength and conditioning with clinical movement based diagnostic treatment.

Dr. Rusin’s present and past client list include MLB All-Stars, NFL All-Pros, Olympic Gold, Bronze and Silver Medalists, World-Record-Holding Powerlifters, Elite Bodybuilders and Figure Competitors, All-World IronMan Triathletes, and top professional athletes from eight of the major American professional sports leagues.

John is also the founder of the Pain-Free Performance Specialist Certification (PPSC) which has Certified over 2000 coaches in the last 3 years on 4 different continents.

In this show, John and I talk about how an elbow injury ended his baseball career but started his career as a coach, the most common injuries he sees and deals with, why a push-up is one of the single best exercises you can be doing, a staggering statistic on conventional deadlifts, and his thoughts on developing and expressing authentic movement patterns.

John is a super impressive guy – not only in his thought process but with regards to his workload – and I think you’re really going to enjoy our chat.

 

Here's a brief overview of what we covered in this week's show:

* Weekly Recap

* AWESOME weekend – sports, date night, and Secret Life of Pets 2

* New Article – The Role of Active Recovery

* New Video – Challenging Variation on the Front Squat

* Podcast – GREAT MONTH so far! JL’s show is crushing it

* Trenches heating back up

* Major work on project!

* Deep Thought: The Value of Forced Deadlines and Constraints

* HS/College – 2 tests per semester – when did you REALLY study?

* Practical – bringing together the content for this certification

* How can you take this to your own training? Or that of your clients/athletes?

* Interview with John Rusin

* How a serious injury kick-started John's career in physical therapy and performance training.

* His overarching philosophy, and how it's unique based on his background as a PT and strength coach.

* Knee pain: Why we see it, and what to do about it.

* Why the back is such a troublesome area, and how to sort it out once and for all.

* The most underrated upper body exercise if you're dealing with shoulder issues.

* Are there any exercises that Dr. Rusin really hates?

* How he became the content creation machine, and how he built a business empire around his children's nap time.

* The BIG Question.

* A really fun lightning round where we talk about his favorite articles, his new product Functional Power Training, his favorite place to visit, and what's next for Dr. John Rusin.

 

Related Links

* DrJohnRusin.com

* Dr. Rusin on Social Media

* Facebook

* Instagram

 

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